Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Rose Cottage, Church Road, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6NT
6 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
204 m²
2196 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Private Rental
About Rose Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Rose Cottage is a detached house in Mersham, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 6NT). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2196 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since August 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 204 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £635,000 sits 225.6% above the 2003 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 39.6% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Rose Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Aug 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 30 August 2032
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Rose Cottage, Church Road, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6NT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Rose Cottage has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
6 applications on record at Rose Cottage, Church Road, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6NT
6decisions4extensions43documents2nearby
Flagged:Change of use
- Mar 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erection of 2 storey rear extension, demolition of existing garage, erection of replacement garage with turning area
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/00211/AS
- More recent applications — locked
- Change of UseJul 2018Decision
- RenovationJan 2018Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Rose Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2003).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£635,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2003)
£195,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 August 2003Most recent
£195,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in TN25 6NT: £215,000 (2004–1999).
Versus other Church Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Rose Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
204 m²
Street avg 112 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ashford district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
63/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Oaklands — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Mersham Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN25 6NT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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